transfer RNA
noun Genetics.
a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA
Also called
soluble RNA.
Origin of transfer RNA
First recorded in 1960–65
British Dictionary definitions for transfer rna
transfer RNA
noun
biochem
any of several soluble forms of RNA of low molecular weight, each of which transports a specific amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis
Sometimes shortened to: t-RNA Also called: soluble RNA See also messenger RNA, genetic code
Medical definitions for transfer rna
transfer RNA
n.
tRNA
Scientific definitions for transfer rna
transfer RNA
[ trăns′fər ]
See under RNA.